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    AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle and others react as RCB win WPL 2024: 'Ee Sala Cup Namdu'

    Royal Challengers Bangalore took the difficult path to their maiden WPL victory after beating 2023 champions Mumbai Indians in a thrilling eliminator clash on Friday before defeating Delhi Capitals in the final on Sunday.

    Moneycontrol News
    March 18, 2024 / 08:23 IST
    Chasing 114 runs for victory, RCB reached the target with three balls to spare with all rounder Ellyse Perry staying unbeaten on 35 runs from 37 balls at the end.

    The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won their maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) title on Sunday after defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets in the final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.

    The franchise, which had finished in fourth place in the points table in the inaugural WPL season, took the difficult path to victory after beating 2023 champions Mumbai Indians in a thrilling eliminator clash on Friday before defeating DC in the summit clash on Sunday.

    Social media was overjoyed at the side's victory on Sunday with several former RCB men's team players such as AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle as well as many others from the cricket fraternity congratulating the team for their win.

    Here are some of the reactions:




    Chasing 114 runs for victory, RCB reached the target with three balls to spare with all rounder Ellyse Perry staying unbeaten on 35 runs from 37 balls at the end.



    The victory, however, was set up by the bowlers as the spin quartet of Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana and Georgia Wareham- who shared nine out of the 10 wickets between them to help bowl out DC for 113 runs and pave the way for the win on Sunday.


    In the final tally, Perry and Patil finished as the tournament's highest run scorers and wicket-takers with 347 runs and 13 wickets, respectively.

    Also read: Virat Kohli reacts to RCB winning maiden WPL title: 'Superwomen'. Watch

    Moneycontrol News
    first published: Mar 18, 2024 08:23 am

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